Learn French For Kids Online

French kids are, well, French, which means they speak a language and live in a culture that is different in some ways from

other languages and cultures. After school, they might put a bar of chocolate between two pieces of bread, and call it pain-auchocolat (“chocolate bread”). American kids usually don’t do that, but they might want to try it one day, since it’s so good!

But no matter where they grow up, kids all around the world learn languages the same way. They begin with the alphabet and

the numbers. Then they add vocabulary, one word at a time. “Hi,” “please,” “thank you,” and “goodbye” are the first words to

learn in any language. Little by little, the vocabulary begins to add up. Put a few words together, and you make a phrase.

Eventually, you make full sentences. Before you know it, you’re having a conversation.

Learning a language is a lot like playing with a building block toy. You have your favorite blocks, and you learn to arrange

them. You might use the blocks to build a beautiful castle. Then you can take the castle apart and use the same blocks to build a

huge hotel. Words work like that, too. You can use them in different ways to suit your purpose.

Take the verb, “to want,” for example. In French it’s vouloir. You may want ice cream. Or you may want louder music. Or

you may want a new CD, a ticket to a movie, or… sleep! Vouloir is one of the first verbs you’ll learn in this book, so you can

tell someone what you want!

Having some building blocks is essential, but you also have to know how to put those blocks together. You don’t want to

build a castle that you have to hold up with both hands! You want it to stand up solidly on its own.